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Diagram taken from the Navy report showing the ships and pier at the center of the Port Chicago munitions explosion, 17 Jul 1944. Note that the tonnages listed are as of 6 hours prior to the explosion.

Caption   Diagram taken from the Navy report showing the ships and pier at the center of the Port Chicago munitions explosion, 17 Jul 1944. Note that the tonnages listed are as of 6 hours prior to the explosion. ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   NAD 83044-1
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Port Chicago Naval Munitions Explosion   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photos on Same Day 30 Aug 1944
Photos at Same Place Port Chicago, California, United States
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 29 Jul 2020

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Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".



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WW2-Era Place Name Port Chicago, California, United States
Lat/Long 38.0587, -122.0277
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